Industria Mechanika 1/35 Implausible Long-Nose Submersible

[Guest]

I done a little more today, modifying the portholes and making the cockpit gauges.

Because I use watch crystals instead of the kit supplied clear plastic for the porthole glass, I had to ream out a 15mm inner circle in the portholes to compensate for the crystal thickness (see inner pic). I think it is worth the effort, because the watch crystals are so much clearer than the kit plastic parts.

I have also completed the internal gauges. I airbrushed Tamiya X1 Gloss Black (mixed 50:50 with Mr Hobby Self Levelling Thiner) on to the photo-etch gauge faces and when dry, gently sanded off the Black paint from the raised details to give a pleasing effect.

[Guest]

Stunnig detail work Norm, keep it up :astonished: :thumb2:
Pete.

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent work, great idea with watch glasses....
Cheers
Tim

[papa 695]

That's coming along nicely.

[scottie3158]

Norm,

A great effect on the gauges.

Scottie

[Jim R]

Hi Norman
Very skilled work on a most unusual kit. It is really looking good.
Jim

[JR]

Norman .
Loving this, the gauges are great .
More please
John

[Guest]

Norman.
Looks like a great model to build, and love the details on the gauges also the way you achieved them.
looking forward to more.
Keith

[Guest]

I grabbed a bit of time today and more-or-less completed the interior, but I still have to paint the pilot, so I can't seal it up just yet.

I used a combination of paints, Vallejo Model Color for the wooden side panels, MRP White for the walls and Mr. Metal Color for everything else.

The boiler/engine is mostly painted but there are additional details that I will fit later on.

[Ian M]

This is well cool

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Norman

This is so crazy I absolutly love it! I am going to enjoy following this. Brilliant.
Peter

[Guest]

Brilliant!!! :surprised::surprised::surprised:

[papa 695]

Some great building and painting so far Norman.

[rtfoe]

Anything Steam Punk I'm in. Norman this is fantastic. I like the way you've painted the metals.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

I have decided to paint the head and body separately (rather than wait for the pilot), so today I attached the photo-etch fins to the main body (the real brass rivet pins included with the kit are a classy touch) and primed everything with Mr Surfacer 1200 (mixed 50:50 with Mr. Hobby Self Levelling Thiner) which gives a superb finish for the paintwork to come.

Thats it for a couple days, but then on to the main body colour.